FOCSA event: 2009 FOCSA Forum on Advanced Technology

26-29 November 2009

Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise,

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Background: The Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia (FOCSA) is a consortium of twelve Chinese professional associations in Australia. This special forum is to provide a networking platform to promote cooperation among research groups and individuals in science, technology and engineering. This forum will be held at Gold Coast in November 2009 aiming to bring together about100 participants among whom many are eminent experts and scholars in Australia.

Aims:

To report and review the latest developments and progresses in the areas of interest through the invited keynote addresses and selected presentations.

To facilitate more fruitful collaboration and cooperation in all disciplines of science and technology in Australia, by providing a forum for exchange of ideas and networking among representatives from governments, academia, industrial and research organizations.

Scope: The forum will focus on a number of important topics, such as nanotechnology, bioengineering, renewable energy, clean coal technology, information technology and technology commercialisation.

Conference Program Arrangement: In addition to these key topics that will be scheduled in the plenary sessions or keynote addresses, the forum will also cover a series of oral presentations or posters in the following areas:

Biomedical and Health Sciences
Information and Communication Technology
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
Physical Science and Engineering (including environmental and mining)

Call for papers: The official language of the conference is English. Interested participants are welcome to submit abstracts ( within 300 words) related to any of the above areas to the Forum Local Organizing Committee Secretary-General Dr Shanqing Zhang via email:
s.zhang@griffith.edu.au by COB 30 September 2009 (to be included in the Forum Proceedings).

The Organising Committee will produce a forum Proceedings including all accepted papers and posters.

Key Invited Plenary Speakers

Prof Max Lu, FTSE, Federation Fellow, University of Queensland
Prof. Min Gu, FTSE, FAA, Swinburne University of Technology
Prof. Aibing Yu, FTSE, Federation Fellow, University of New South Wales
Prof. Dongke Zhang, FTSE, University of West Australia
Prof. Xungai Wang, Deakin University
Prof. Shixue Dou, FTSE, University of Wollongong
Prof. Jin Zou, University of Queensland

Forum Advisory Board

Chairman:
Prof. Max Lu, FTSE, Federation Fellow, University of Queensland

Members:
Prof. Shixue Dou, FTSE, University of Wollongong
Prof. Min Gu, FTSE, FAA, Swinburne University of Technology
Prof. Yiu-Wing Mai, FTSE, FAA, Federation Fellow, University of Sydney
Prof. Xungai Wang, Deakin University
Prof. Aibing Yu, FTSE, University of New South Wales
Prof. Dongke Zhang, FTSE, University of West Australia
Prof. Yanchun Zhang, PhD, BSc, Victoria University
Mr. Gongping Ren, Consulate-General of People's Republic of China in Brisbane
Mr. Yongda Wang, Minister Counsellor for Education, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Australia

Forum Organizing Committee

Chairman:

Prof. Huijun Zhao, Griffith University

Co-Chairmen:

Prof. Yibing Cheng, Monash University

Prof. Shixue Dou, University of Wollongong

Prof. Xiaozhi Hu, University of Western Australia

Prof. Jie Pan, University of Western Australia

Prof. Zhihong Xu, PhD, MSc, BSc, Griffith University

Prof. Lin Ye, FTSE, PhD, MSc (Eng), BSc (Eng), University of Sydney

Prof. Chao Zhang, University of Wollongong

Prof. Dongke Zhang, FTSE, PhD, MEng, BEng, University of Western Australia

Prof. Liangchi Zhang, FTSE, DEng, PhD, MEng, BSc, University of Sydney
Prof. Yanchun Zhang, PhD, BSc, Victoria University

Prof. Jin Zou, University of Queensland

Scientific Program Chairs:

(1) Biomedical and Health Sciences – Dr Jin Gao, GU
(2) Information and Communication Technology – Prof. Xue Li, UQ
(3) Nanomaterials and nanotechnology – Prof Jin Zou, UQ
(4) Physical Science and Engineering (including environmental and mining) Prof Zhihong Xu, GU

Committee Members:

Prof. Shaofang Wang, A/Prof. Bo Jin, Prof. Shumei Fang, Prof. Chengyi Feng, Prof. JianGuo Zhu, Prof. Yang Wang, Prof. Jinglong Chen, Prof. Yuan Miao, Prof. Xinghuo Yu, Prof. Rucheng Ou, Prof. Wei Zhang, Prof. Xiaozhi Hu, Prof. Rongjiang Guo, Prof. Guandong Xu, Prof. Ping Cao, Prof. Shilu Tong, Prof. Chen Chen, Prof Ling Li, Prof Zhiguo Yuan, Prof. Xiaofang Zhou, A/Prof. Han Huang, Prof. Yanming Feng, Prof. Xiaolin Wang, Prof. Jianfeng Nie

Co-chairmen and Secretariat:
Dr Lianzhou Wang, University of Queensland
A/Prof. Mingxing Zhang, University of Queensland

Dr Shanqing Zhang, Griffith University

Committee Members:
Dr. Chenrong Chen, (Griffith University)

Registration:
See Registration Form (separate)

Registration Fees:
Early bird registration before 30 September 2009: AUD$400 (AUD$200 for Students).
Normal registration until conference date: AUD$500 (AUD$250 for students).

Registration fees include a copy of Forum Proceedings, Morning and Afternoon Teas, Hot Buffet Lunch for two days during the Forum, and formal conference dinner on 27th Nov 2009. Fees can be paid by Cheque, Money Order, Credit card and Bank Transfer. Please refer to the registration form for payment information.

Important Dates:
30 September 2009: Deadline for submission of abstracts and early birds registration
15 October 2009: Notification of acceptance of abstracts.
15 November 2009: Final Program (sent out via emails)
26-29 November 2009: Conference